{"product_id":"fumees-de-santal-manchoukuo-paul-jacoulet","title":"Fumées de Santal, Manchoukuo – Paul Jacoulet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Jacoulet (1902–1960)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fumées de Santal, Mandchoukuo (Sandalwood Smoke, Manchuria)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1948\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuine Japanese color woodblock print with mica and embossing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dai-ōban yoko-e (large horizontal format)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 14.25 × 18.5 inches\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Japanese woodblock print is Paul Jacoulet’s \u003cem\u003eFumées de Santal, Mandchoukuo\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSandalwood Smoke, Manchuria\u003c\/em\u003e), published in December 1948. The print was produced in a limited edition, with numbered impressions documented on the verso; \u003cstrong\u003e81\/250\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFumées de Santal\u003c\/em\u003e depicts an elegantly dressed Manchurian woman reclining languidly across a stone balustrade as smoke rises from an elaborate incense burner below. Her richly patterned robe dominates the composition, contrasting with the cool gray background and pale architectural forms surrounding her. Jacoulet uses an unusually restrained palette while lavishing attention on the woman's clothing, jewelry, and elaborate floral headdress. The drifting sandalwood smoke and her half-closed eyes give the scene a dreamy, almost suspended quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is particularly notable for its sophisticated printing techniques. Jacoulet used embossing (\u003cem\u003ekarazuri\u003c\/em\u003e or gaufrage) extensively in the woman's robe and the sandalwood smoke, along with mica in the gray background and metallic accents in her clothing and ornaments. These subtle effects are much easier to appreciate in person than in a photograph and are characteristic of the elaborate craftsmanship found in Jacoulet's finest prints. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eFumées de Santal, Mandchoukuo\u003c\/em\u003e — “Sandalwood Smoke, Manchuria”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Paul Jacoulet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: December 1948\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature: “Paul Jacoulet” within the image at lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist seal: Red \u003cem\u003emitsu-tomoe\u003c\/em\u003e seal beneath the signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatermark: \u003cspan\u003ePaul Jacoulet watermark visible in the paper\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarver: Kentarō Maeda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinter: Tetsunosuke Honda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 81\/250\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent. Full margins with light overall toning consistent with age. Colors remain strong and well balanced, with the delicate gray background, metallic details, and embossed elements retaining good definition. Puncture holes in top corners. Deckled edges remain visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Jacoulet (1902–1960) was a French-born artist who spent most of his life in Japan and became one of the most distinctive figures in twentieth-century Japanese woodblock printmaking. Working with highly skilled Japanese carvers and printers, Jacoulet produced technically elaborate prints characterized by precise linework, unusual pigments, mica, metallics, and extensive embossing. His subjects frequently came from Japan, Korea, China, Micronesia, and other parts of East Asia and the Pacific. His combination of traditional Japanese printmaking techniques with his highly individual style makes his work immediately recognizable, and his prints are now held in major museum collections internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFumées de Santal\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Jacoulet's best-known horizontal compositions and a particularly strong example of his postwar work. Published on December 25, 1948, the design combines a carefully posed figure with some of the elaborate printing techniques for which Jacoulet became famous. The woman's richly embossed robe, shimmering mica, metallic ornamentation, and subtly raised sandalwood smoke turn what initially appears to be a relatively restrained composition into a technically complex print. The \u003cem\u003emitsu-tomoe\u003c\/em\u003e seal seen beneath Jacoulet's signature is also unusual: this is documented as the only Jacoulet design on which he used this particular seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63104459571571,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3549\/2211\/files\/YGP00267_63274bbe-9717-49f8-bf43-34972208de8a.jpg?v=1784157589","url":"https:\/\/blueskyprintshop.com\/products\/fumees-de-santal-manchoukuo-paul-jacoulet","provider":"Blue Sky Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}